//------------------------------// // Episode 10: Frenemies United // Story: My Little Pony: The Days of New Equestria (Season 2) // by ScorchingFlamesInc //------------------------------// Things were already tense among the villains for the past few days, so the new morning was no different. All of the villains (aside from the rest of the Mean 6 and Sephtis) were all together, eating their breakfast… consisting of some stolen pie, and some oats in stone bowls. Gizmos stood aside, overseeing the whole thing. Lilith took a taste of her cereal, and she figured it could be better. “Um…” she started. “Could someone get me some sugar?” “Get it yourself, filly!” Thorn snarled. Lilith scowled, and then forced her eyes to water. She started to fake-cry, hoping her faux emotion would convince the villains to give in… the new ones were more susceptible. “No… no, no, no!” said Alagmir. “This little 'cute-sy wute-sy' trick of yours isn’t going to work. Everything goes stale. Sometimes, in the case of you little ponies, even special talents. Depending on who you’re dealing with, of course.” “Seriously? Since when did you all develop a grudge against me?” “I guess we just got tired of you…” the Storm King mumbled. “Believing you always know what you’re doing, saying you’re ‘cute and lovable’… while, let’s face it, you’re neither when you’re angry.” “Plus, you’ve been trying to take us to another one of your… meetings… even though we don’t really need it as much as you think we do,” Nightfall said. “Oh, give the child a rest…” Gizmos made his way over to the table. “She’s just being herself. No need to bring her down just because she does things you don’t prefer.” “Speak for yourself, scrap-heap,” Thorn snarled. “Your first plan to use your little gadgets on three of our enemies on Nightmare Night not only failed, but now we lost a shard of the bell. We need that if it still retains its abilities.” Gizmos scoffed. “I’ve got no time for these lousy arguments. I’m getting back to work.” Nocreature or pony even bothered to ask as Gizmos left. When Gizmos disappeared around the door, Sephtis came in. “Good morning. Judging by your moods, I’d say there was a little bit of tension at this table.” Nightfall spoke up. “Yes, because-“ “Don’t care,” Sephtis interrupted. “Now, I need a volunteer. I have a task for them, and I’m too busy to take care of it on my own.” “What exactly is making you busy?” Alagmir questioned. “A little project. You’ll know more when I get a result. Now, I’m going to say it again… I need a-” “I’ll do it!” Lilith raised her hoof with a big smile. “Are you sure?” “Yes, sir!” “Whatever you say, child. Come along.” Lilith hopped out of her seat and followed Sephtis. “Wow, she’s one hay of a suck-up, isn’t she?” Nightfall chuckled. “Tell me about it…” grumbled the Storm King. … Intro … The reason Lilith volunteered so quickly was because she felt challenged by the others back at the table. If she could somehow get more power, more than any of them, then perhaps they’ll listen to her. And, if she’s really lucky, get Sephtis’ respect… though that, she could care less about. Unless she wanted to perform a betrayal of sorts. “Alright, Lilith…” Sephtis began when the two of them entered the designated room. “Your task is to go through what is in these shelves, and dispose of any useless garbage.” Lilith blinked. “Seriously? Are you kidding me!?” “Oh, quit your whining. Again, I’m too busy to do it.” “We didn’t agree to work with you to do chores!” “Now listen here, you little runt…” Sephtis spat. “You live under my roof, you live under my command! You obey me!” “You’re not Grogar.” “Maybe I’m not, but I shouldn’t be tested. Look… if it makes you feel better, there may be some stuff that could be useful to us. Find it, and I’ll allow you to be in charge of it, that is if you use it responsibly.” Lilith perked up her ears. “You really mean that?” “Yeah, sure, I suppose.” That was enough to convince the filly clone to follow through. “Okay, I’ll do it.” “Good,” Sephtis smiled. “Have fun.” Sephtis then left, leaving Lilith all by herself. The filly then began her task, sorting through whatever was in there. She would peer at whatever seemed interesting, and set it aside. Whatever didn't look useful, she set aside. And that was most of what she was finding. Useless junk. That is, until she accidentally slid a book off of the shelf. Lilith picked up the book, and examined the pages it landed on. Immediately, it piqued her interest. "Hmmm..." she pondered as she read. "This must be a guide on accessing places where others are banished or sent. Let's see here... Tartarus... been there (sort of), seen it... the aether... limbo..." Lilith set the book aside. She had a nagging feeling after reading that last word, but it was a bit hard to think about, and she felt that it wasn't possible. When she then grabbed a box, she lost her grip, and the whole thing fell, scattering the contents. Lilith yelped, but then she stopped. All of these things looked slightly burnt, but Lilith could immediately tell what they were, as they retained some color and plenty of shape. Scattered on the floor were the following: a dead flower, a scrap of cloth with dried green stains on it, a half of a shield, the head of a large shovel, and a mask, with a large gash in the front of it. And, lastly, a weathered journal. "How did he get these?..." That was a question Lilith knew would probably never get answered. She had no idea where these came from, and she didn't even know if Grogar, Sephtis, or someone else retrieved them. All she knew was that they were there. She remembered, also through Cozy's memories, hearing the story about the Pony of Shadows being banished there once, returning, and then the shadows being separated from its host before being banished once more. A wicked smile drew itself on her face. It was a stretch. It really was. The place where the Pillars and Pony of Shadows were freed, the Temple of Ponehedge was likely far away. And all of the talismans were damaged. Plus, the Pillars roamed free... that is, if they are still alive. However, this is what Lilith needed. And she was determined to give it a try, even if it is doomed to fail. Lilith proceeded to finish the task. She could've walked out if she wanted, but she didn't want to risk dealing with Sephtis. Speaking of him, she didn't really feel like telling him what she was up to. There wasn't really much of a reason, other than that it didn't always have to be his business on what was going on. It was going to be more or less a surprise. And even though she would be gone for a long time, she didn't think they'd care. They were villains, after all, and none of them bothered to do anything about Cicada when she was taken. After what felt like a long time, Lilith finally finished her chore. She grabbed the book, and teleported out of the lair, right in front of the entrance. Meanwhile... Gizmos decided to take a break from what he was doing and return back to the main area. But when he got there, he noticed that the whole area was empty. But when Gizmos saw the open doorway to the lair, he saw somepony outside, apparently leaving the place, and it didn't take much thinking for him to figure out who it was. Fearing for her safety, Gizmos decided to follow her. However, he was going to keep quiet... he wanted to know exactly what the filly was up to. Lilith... Lilith, being in a swamp, had little to no idea as to how to get to where she was going. She knew that she'd need to ask for directions at the first place she got to in order to have a lead. By the time she finally did get somewhere, her hooves were sore. She also decided to remove her curls before then so any suspecting ponies would believe she was the real Cozy Glow. Although she could say that she was reliving an old trend, she wasn't going to take any chances. Same applied for if they even knew her... take no chances. Either solidify a victory, or take a risk and fail. After many losses, that is what she learned. It was a long journey. Too long to get into. In fact, it even took more than a day. However, the short run of it is, is that her charade as the original Cozy Glow made things easy, and to her knowledge, didn't get caught once. And in her spare time, she looked through the old journal, and luckily, the pages she needed were mostly there. Some were smudged, but she was still able to figure it out. She breathed a sigh of relief when she finally reached the Temple of Ponehenge. Remembering the necessary procedures and ignoring the unnecessary ones, she put everything in their places. And when she finally placed the book where it needed to go, it was time. Lilith had no help, but she suspected that Twilight had it. That meant that she had to tap deep into her power, and use a bunch of it... even though it would certainly drain her energy. But sometimes, you have to do tough things in order to succeed. And that is what Lilith did. She charged up her magic greatly until her head hurt, and fired. It all happened so fast. All of the artifacts were raised, connected by white rays forming a hexagonal shape, and then there was a flash of light, and it was over. Lilith's eyes quickly adjusted. There was nothing there. Luckily, she didn't somehow re-summon the pillars... that would have been awkward, and most likely bad. "Dang it!" she stomped. "It didn't wo-" CRACKLE, BANG A massive flash of lightning shook the land, and Lilith's heard pounded. Clouds started to appear, but those weren't the only things that were forming. A black mass started to form, and as it got bigger, it became more unstable. Tendrils shot out, whipping the air, before retreating. A loud, dark groan could be heard. Just then, one of the tendrils grabbed Lilith's back leg, and started to drag her towards the mass. "GAH!!!" It started to drag her towards it. As it pulled her closer, its groans started to become laughter. The Shadows, the same shadows that once transformed an infuriated stallion into the Pony of Shadows, have returned. ... ... The creature were about ready to consume Lilith when something happened. A large creature, turning out to be Gizmos, leapt out of the bushes and landed in front of the scene. Raising one of his arms, he shot a plasma beam at the black mass. The beam struck the Shadows, and it let Lilith go. "Are you okay?!" he bellowed. "What in the name of the maker were you thinking?!?!" "You've been following me!?" Lilith snapped back. "What I was doing isn't any of your business!" "You could've been hurt, or... taken, by that thing!" "Whatever. I'm gonna go talk to it." "No! I'm taking you back to the lair." "You're not my dad, you metal-made weirdo." Lilith ignored any more of Gizmos' warnings, and approached the shadows, which has shrunken and hidden its eyes. "*ahem*... um... hello, there!" the filly greeted, getting a piercing gaze from the shadows as a reply. "... Can you speak?" "Of course I can speak..." the Shadows wheezed. The mold of a pony-like head formed, and two bright white eyes opened, but that was all that changed... aside from the rest of its body getting slightly smaller. "I can't make an official form for myself, but I can speak." "What are you?" asked Gizmos. "Do you have a name?" "A long time ago, I was a legend! Though, I had more of a different origin than I really had, but that's not the point! I was once known as the Pony of Shadows... I was made of the anger and vengeance that one weak little unicorn had. That is, until Twilight Sparkle, Starswirl the Bearded, and all of their little lackeys separated me from my original host and sent me back to Limbo. But then... you freed me." "Hey, I want revenge on Twilight Sparkle, too!" Lilith piped. "That is, and some others. I'd be happy to take you back to our little hideout!" "Pass." "Really? You'd rather pass up an opportunity in the condition you're in? Listen, even without a host or vengeful being, you're guaranteed to have power once you join our side, with or without some angry pony to take over. And when we do finally conquer Equestria, you can plunge your whole territory into darkness for all we care." "And would you rather have me when I'm this weak creature, or when I'm fueled by rage and darkness?" "Listen, I promise you... the first chance I get, the first pony or creature I see, I will make sure that you get to them." "Like I can trust a small filly, and... whatever you are. I have better things to do than a little team up." "I'm a mechanical beast!" Gizmos hissed. "And I don't trust you, either. Listen to me, Lilith, this is absurd! That thing tried to merge with you!" "What other choice did it have? It doesn't have a body anymore. It's just a mass of shadows. But if it comes with us... we could give it more!" Both Lilith and Gizmos expected the Shadows to continue refusing. But instead, it scoffed. "Fine. Fine! But if it takes a long time for me to find a body, then I'll go my own way... and maybe use one of you as a body, instead." "You touch Lilith, and I swear I'll-" "Great!" Lilith interrupted. "So... where is this 'lair' of yours?" "Golly, I'm glad you asked. It's in a swamp far away from here! I managed to get here out in the open, but I'm not sure about how Gizmos got here, and with two large creatures, returning home won't be easy.." "If you're assuming I got here undetected, then you are correct," confirmed Gizmos. "And I guess I'll... help you get back undetected." "I'll come with too!" Lilith said. "Just to make sure things go a-OK." The Shadows let out a very quiet groan. Much, much later... Sephtis stepped out of his chamber, and he was immediately approached by Nightfall. The other villains were not in the room at the moment. "For a while, you've been just as busy as Gizmos, and you've said nothing. What's going on!?" "Patience, Nightfall," Sephtis replied. "In time, more will be revealed. I've been working on a highly complex plan, and it requires all of my time and focus." "I'm interested. Tell me more." "I won't do so until everything is in place. I'm just waiting for Lilith and that scrap heap to return, since they left without notifying me." "Good luck with that." Nightfall rolled her eyes. "They've been gone for an overwhelming amount of time. For all we know, something happened to them." "I could care less if that's true. Besides, with Grogar's crystal ball, I've been able to keep an eye on them. Last I checked, they're not far, and they've got an apparent new ally in tow. That's why I'm out here waiting for her. In fact, here they are now." Nightfall gasped when she saw who was tagging along with Lilith and Gizmos. "Well, here we are!" Lilith smiled. "Why did you bring that here!?" Nightfall exclaimed. "Now, now, take it easy," said Sephtis. "You must be the... shadows, I take it? Former Pony of Shadows?" "Lucky guess," the Shadows hissed quietly. "Who might you be, and how do you know that?" "My name is Sephtis. And as for how I know... I know plenty of things about Equestrian history. Now, Gizmos, would you do me a favor and retrieve the others?" "If you say so..." Gizmos raised two of his claws to his mouth. "SEPHTIS IS CALLING A MEETING! YOU ALL BETTER GET YOUR RUMPS OVER HERE!!!" "Not like that!" Sephtis shrieked. But before he could do anything, Thorn arrived. "Do you seriously have to call us over by screa-" She stopped when she saw the Shadows. "What in the name of the hive is that?!" she shrieked. "This, my dear ally-" Alagmir and the Storm King arrived, interrupting Nightfall. After giving them a mean glare, Nightfall continued. "Make that allies... is what is left of the Pony of Shadows. The useful part, anyway. The filly and her apparent bodyguard went out to get it... them... him?" "So, let me get this straight... you left, without even telling us, to retrieve that?" Alagmir said. "Yep!" nodded Lilith. "Well, thank you for sparing us a large amount of time from your little antics," the Storm King smirked. In response, Lilith scowled. "Well, Lilith, since you brought the Shadows here, you can give them the tour," Sephtis instructed. "Bring it up to date on everything that's been going on, too." When the Shadows took a glace at Lilith, the filly was grinning right back at it. Ten minutes later... The tour around the lair was very small. All there really was for Lilith to show was the bedrooms, and some other random rooms. The only room she skipped was Gizmos'. However, when the tour was nearly over, Lilith brought the Shadows to one of the more secluded rooms in the area. "...And that's it for the tour!" "Very interesting... place you got here. Small and rocky, but not the worst thing in the world, I gue-" "Okay, listen here. You said you wanted a pony to take over, right? Well, I volunteer." The Shadows were slightly taken aback by this response. "You're joking, right?" "Nope." Lilith shook her head. "You did try it before, right?" "I couldn't see anything. I just felt that there was something around me. I didn't know that I was about to take over a filly." "The last pony you controlled wasn't an Alicorn, though. If you were powerful when you controlled an average unicorn, imagine what it would be like if you took over an Alicorn." "I still find it odd that you're willingly giving me complete control of your body," the Shadows admitted. "Well... not complete control. You see, in exchange for me allowing you to control my body in the first place, I still want to have at least 50% control." "And what makes you think I will go along with that deal?" "I was already prepared for that." "She did, indeed," said a voice. "She's a smart child, indeed." Sephtis revealed himself before continuing. "When she left, I wanted to know what she was up to. So, when I wasn't experimenting or anything, I'd be checking in on her with the crystal ball. At first, I thought she was making a poor decision to go without plenty of help, but I decided to let it play out. However, one of the times I checked in on her, I did it at a convenient time. Because she started speaking, even though there wasn't anyone for her to speak to. But when one of the first things she said was my name, I knew that she had an idea on what she was doing. So she said that if I heard her and all went well, I'd meet you two here after the tour to ensure that both of you keep your ends of the deal. Otherwise, well... I have my ways. Pieces of magic-absorbing relics, a whole team to help me, anything." "So..." Lilith smiled. "Do we have a deal?" ... ... A few hours later, it was dinnertime, even though it was a bit later in the day. Thorn went and placed some more stolen pies on the table. The only ones absent were the 5 brainwashed clones, Sephtis, the Shadows, and Lilith. Gizmos once again stood aside. "Oh, great..." the Storm King sarcastically scowled. "Pie again." "You know, ever since the filly came back with the Shadows, they haven't been present," Nightfall pointed out. "Must be a long tour or something. I don't know..." said Alagmir. "There's no way it would take that long. I feel like something's up... she's always been very untrustworthy." The moment Nightfall finished her sentence, Lilith smugly entered the room and sat in her usual spot. "Took you long enough..." Thorn grumbled. "Pass me a slice of pie, please," Lilith requested. "Are we seriously going to have to go through this again!?" exclaimed the Storm King. "Get it yourself!" Lilith snickered. "I said..." Suddenly, a black mass enveloped Lilith's body entirely, first emerging from her eyes, and then covering the rest of her. When she was fully covered, she was twice her size, her curly mane was wavy and flowing, her eyes were pure white, and her lips were sharp. "...PASS ME A SLICE OF PIE!" Everyone jumped, and Gizmos' eyes went wide. "MOTHER OF FATHER!!!" Alagmir bellowed. "YOU MERGED WITH THAT THING?!" "Indeed, she did merge with me..." the Shadow Lilith said, her voice a combination of the Shadows' voice, and a deeper version of Lilith's voice. "And she was right. I've felt more power than I ever felt when I was controlling that pathetic unicorn! However, every advantage comes with a price. We've agreed that we'd share control of this body, and our power. Now, when I'm in control, I go by the Cozy of Shadows! Based off of my previous name, and hers." "Could we maybe talk to her?" Thorn requested. "Very well..." the Cozy of Shadows shrunk, but Lilith was still covered in the black mass. However, the face retreated, revealing Lilith's original face. "What in the name of Tartarus were you thinking!?" Nightfall shouted. "Golly, I don't know, let me think..." Lilith mockingly tapped her chin. "How about these few facts... for one, you should have known that I'd try to gain more power one way or another, secondly, you all treat me like I'm one of the worst villains ever, and... um... that's pretty much it, but you get the point. Oh, and by the way, I prefer Mistress of Shadows for a name, thank you very much." "I agree that this is a little overboard," said the Storm King. "Well, what's done is done..." Lilith proceeded to grab a pie of her own, ironically after what she wanted, but then she saw Gizmos leaving the room, looking a bit sullen. Lilith was still for a moment. While the other villains looked down on her or saw her as an equal, Gizmos acted like her guardian. It was honoring. Lilith realized that she went against Gizmos' wishes. And there was a part of her that wanted to talk to him about the whole thing. "I'm actually going to pass on dinner. I'm not hungry." Lilith got out of her seat, the Shadows entirely retreating, and she followed Gizmos. *Gizmos* Gizmos rested his little Cave room filled with scraps of metal, wires and some weird metallic parts on the ceiling. After leaving the scene, he was currently resuming construction on something that not even Septhis or anyone knows. Not even little Lilith, who he planned on telling about this device first. Outside, Lilith knocked on his room for a little conversation about what happened. She gulped her, and asked him for his permission to enter. “Um, Gizmos can you let me in? I want to have a chat with you.” She had reasons to worry. No other villain ever saw what his room looks like, nor do they have a good relationship with that… thing. He only has decent respect towards her whenever he’s near her. She often wonders why Gizmos has good graces on her, while the others he treats like dirt… All of the screeching and whirring noises behind the door stopped as he heard the voice of Lillith. He slightly opened his door wide enough for her to fit in. “Come on in child, I do like a break." He responded with his usual mechanical voice, but this time with a hint of warmth, something he rarely talks like this around the other villains. Lilith proceeded to enter the massive door and into his room. Upon her entrance, she was amazed at how advanced his room looked like. Two weeks ago the room was a very dank old place, but now it looked like it was straight out of some science fiction comic book. And Gizmos stood there, wiping his eight long shining tentacles on his back, purring to him as he wiped the grime off from their sharp beaks. He smiled at Lilith and waved a little. “Greetings child! Come take a seat” he chirped. He used one of his tentacles to lift one of the chairs from behind, and offered it to her. She snorted from the word child, but nodded at his offer, grabbing the seat and looking at him. “I’m not a baby you know!” she pouted, making Gizmos chuckle under his mechanical whizz in his throat. “Oh yes I forgot, Mistress of Shadows, hehe,” he commented at her previous work on trying to free the Pony of Shadows, succeeding, and eventually merging with the beast. She couldn’t help but giggle. She was also pleased that she was called her more preferred name when the shadows were in control. After some pleasantries passed on, both become silent. In his red optic eyes Gizmos stared at her with a worried look and some relief. “You... freeing that creature and bonding with it… that was stupid of you…” he Complained while placing his tools in his toolbox. “You’re lucky that it even agreed to give you partial-” he was interrupted by Lillith’s rants. “I was trying to help, ok!? First off, I was demanding something during that meal but they refused… so I left on my own to prove to them that am a big deal too, and that I can do more than just manipulate. Plus, there's the fact that I always want more power, so... should have expected that." “But from what you have done nearly spooked all of us!! YOU made me Worried sick!” His booming voice rung all around the room, which hurt Lillith’s ears. “Ow!!” Gizmos after what he did, stopped what he was doing, closed his eyes, and knelt lower to her level to apologize. “Look, I’m sorry I shouted at you… I was worried about you. All I want is to see if you’re alright…” Lilith looked into his eyes with a small bit of comfort. All villains tended to bully her whenever they felt like it, so she often tries to get them back. But Gizmos, he gave her something that no villain will ever have. Some comfort from his presence. “Thanks…” she thanked him. "I guess sometimes, I should consider someone's opinion on the risks before I do something... especially if they care about me." Gizmos nodded. “Speaking of caring about me, why are you treating me better while you treat those around you like dirt?” she asked. “Because you are a more important priority than anyone in this group." “Even to Sephtis?” “Even to that Red Equine… I will not be his slave again, not in a million years…” “Slave again?” That fact now had her more interested in his background story. “Do you want to know about the origin of my creation?” he asked. Lilith didn't want to tell him to tell her his life story, but he’s a machine, so why not? “In the sense, yes, so tell me!” Lillith pleaded with puppy eyes. Gismos couldn't take the full brunt of her puppy eyes. so he agreed. “Alright if you insist…my existence was created-” Just as he was about to tell his life story, he was interrupted by Storm King’s knocking on his door. “Hey, Toaster! Pipsqueak!" he barked. "Septhis want us to return to the meeting room, so don’t be late!” He then left. To Gizmos, a mention of the word toaster was an insult to his kind, causing him to growl for a moment. “Bah!" scoffed the mechanical beast. "Another time, Lillith. It seems like Sephtis want to talk about something more important than me…” He sighed in disappointment. Lillith was disappointed, but she was hoping to still get a scrap of information. “Daw please! Just tell me at least something” "Another time. Say! To make up to you want to ride on my back?” Lilith felt it was too much of a baby-ish thing to ride on somecreatures back, but she decided to do it anyway. “It would be my pleasure, o Lord of Machines!” She mockingly did a little greeting pose, and proceeded to climb on his back, with help with his Tentacles helping her up. “Heh, much obliged o' Mistress of Shadows!” he chuckled. Both Gizmos and Lillith got out of his room and proceed to go to the Meeting Room. When they arrived, the others were already there. When Lilith got off of Gizmos' back, the shadows covered her once more, leaving a bit of her face exposed. Sephtis sat in front of them all, his back turned. He then stood up. Dominance Sephtis: *speaking voice* Alright everyone, it’s time to get to work. As in time, our reign will begin to lurk. Chins up, eyes and ears focused, mouths shut. And please… no ifs, ands, or buts. *singing voice* Every day and every night, what have I seen? Incompetence, failure, such a pathetic scene. It’s clear I’ll need to whip you all into shape. And don’t even run. There’s no escape. Every record and every book, it’s all the same. Pages and pages of you with a bad name. And the one team-up that has formed… Has formed one friendship that I abhor. So prove to me that you all learned. And that this world is something you earned. Lilith: Resist weakness and temptation. And remember our desired designation. No time for tomfoolery or arguing, And definitely no time for any losing. Gizmos: Bring upon our perilous plight, And take down whoever tries to fight. Rule the world with an iron fist. And destroy any who try to resist. Sephtis: We strive for dominance. For too long, we’ve been inactive, yet ominous. It’s time to break out of our shell. And use all our might, even with no bell. *-Instrumental-* *all speaking* Alagmir: What if they are stronger? Sephtis: Then dark magic, you will conjure. The Cozy of Shadows: They may try to get through to us. Sephtis: Perhaps you could play with their trust. Thorn: I like your planning, but why the wait? Sephtis: We have to let them take the bait! *back to singing* Nightfall: Stand tall above the weak ones. Spread darkness until it covers the sun. If you try to run, go ahead, but we will find you. And we’ll consider you one of them too. Sephtis *speaking*: I like how she’s thinking! Now continue onward! The Storm King: We strive for dominance. The Cozy of Shadows: For too long, we’ve been inactive, yet ominous. Gizmos: It’s time to break out of our shell. Lilith: And use all our might, even with no bell. Alagmir: All power is ours! Our enemies will cower! Nightfall: Smiles will be frowns, Our enemies, they’ll bow down. Lilith: Our names will be known! And we’ll all have our thrones! Gizmos: Our darkness will spread! There will be nothing but dread! Thorn: We’ll have our revenge! Our failures, we’ll avenge! Sephtis: Don’t stop thinking now! Otherwise, we’ll win how? Lilith/The Cozy of Shadows, Nightfall, Alagmir, Gizmos, Thorn, and the Storm King: We strive for dominance. For too long, we’ve been inactive, yet ominous. It’s time to break out of our shell. And use all our might, even with no bell. *-Sephtis disappears around the corner so he can’t be heard-* Sephtis: And the best part to come out of these days… Is you’ll all have to do exactly as I say…